Lunhua Kong

About

Lunhua Kong was born in northern China. 

She mainly creates photography, video and installation.

Statement

Lunhua Kong's projects take photography and video installation as the medium. On the basis of vision and hearing, they expand the internal space narrative of installation works and construct the multi-dimensional communication for audience. These projects explore the role of photography beyond its function of record and reflect on the 'gap' between images and concepts.

Lunhua Kong's works pay attention to people’s unique and hidden emotions that appear against the background of contemporary culture. Particularly, they examine the living conditions that Asian females are faced with against the cultural background of the revival of Confucian culture.

Presented in various media forms, Lunhua Kong's recent project 'Constant Conjunction' is an ongoing project that will continue in the near future. It discusses women as the "watched" role in the tea ceremony and reflections on contemporary Zen culture.

Constant Conjunction I- introduction video[included installation view]

’Constant Conjunction I’ installation explores dualism universe and the boundaries between the audience and the work by constructing a ‘communication’ between the tea and flowers’ shadows which are the typical stuff in the tea ceremony through two parallel videos.
The dreamlike imaginary space constructs a parallel night world behind the stylized daytime's ceremony. It is like a secret that flowers and tea can play in another role compares with them in the Ikebana and cha-no-you styles during the ceremony.

Size: 2:31 min

Constant Conjunction III-Installation views

Medium: mixed media

Size: 2:31 min

Selected photography, 2018-2020

She read the police report by different voices, 2019

Based on the observation of the behavior of family members, the movie describes the emotional relationship between the daughter and her mother. Like the girl’s diary, it records her repetitive and tense life. Also, like a self-portrait, it takes down how the girl tries to find a way out in her life. The ‘She Reads Police Reports In Different Voices’ project explores the unique emotional role of the Oedipus Complex in Asian families.

She read the police report by different voices-installation views

The hand made of textiles is related to the girl's hand in the movie and expresses a soft touch.
Movies and photos are connected by red textile threads. These threads are like blood vessels in bodies, like blood ties in families, and also like "secretions" of these photos.

Event-A special presentation of 'constant conjunction'- 17:00, 28th July

Event-Situationist RCA-17:00, 30th July

Lo-fi look, anti formal online platform
Map, digital network of physical happenings.
Event listings in separate page to map.